Shabbat Greetings
As we read this week’s Torah portion, Beshalach (Exodus 13:17-17:16), just when the Israelites think they have escaped Egypt, their oppressors chase after them. The situation looks grim and impossible…
New Jersey Hope & Healing: Coping with Change
RWJ Barnabas Health & Temple Shalom of Aberdeen Together in Partnership to Provide Connections During These Challenging Times Mondays, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Beginning on Monday, January 17, 2022 All sessions…
JNF “Leaving No One Behind” event
Jewish National Fund-USA presents Leaving No One Behind A Special Evening in Honor of Jewish Disabilities Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month Monday, January 31, 2022 at 8:00pm ET via Zoom…
Shabbat Greetings
I was reading an article written by Rabbi Noah Farkas of San Bernindo, CA who asked the questions: Who are we to each other? What do we have in common…
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Dear Temple Shalom Family and Friends: First – a happy and healthy new year to each of you. We pray that we will return to some sense of normalcy soon.…
Shabbat Greetings
We have questioned the business of Pharaoh’s “hardening of the heart” from many different aspects over the years. But there is another entity that we haven’t looked at – the…
Shabbat Greetings
There are a lot of movies that depict the events of this week’s Torah portion, Shemot (Exodus 1:1 – 6:1), so it might be the most famous portion of the entire…
Shabbat Greetings
A major feature of this week’s Torah portion, Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26) is the world’s first recorded Ethical Will, as Jacob approaches the end of his life. For each of his sons,…
Shabbat Greetings
Rarely in life are we given a chance to correct the mistakes of our youth. One of the marks of becoming an adult is learning to live with our past errors…
Shabbat Greetings
I begin with a story – a young boy was walking to meet his father and walked past a woman sitting on a bench and crying. He realized something was wrong…
Shabbat Greetings
This week’s Torah portion, Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43), we read, “Esau ran to greet him. He embraced him and, falling on his neck, he kissed him; and they wept.” (33:4) Torah…
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Tired of not having a say in community governance? If you are passionate about social justice … we need your help. There is an urgent need for Temple Shalom to join sister…